04-15-94 Calendar of Upcoming Events NOTE TO REPORTERS AND EDITORS: Throughout the spring the Office of University Communications will distribute this weekly list of upcoming events at the Columbus campus. The person listed at the end of each entry will have the most direct information about the event. However, feel free to call on any member of our news services staff for assistance with these or other Ohio State news stories: Steve Sterrett, director, 292-8472; Ruth Gerstner, 292- 8424; Tom Spring, 292-8309; Amy Murray, 292-8385. UPCOMING ACTIVITIES AT THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, COLUMBUS CAMPUS All events are free and open to the public, unless otherwise stated. There is a longer news release for the items marked with an asterisk. Call Ruth Gerstner, University Communications, 292- 8424, if you need a copy of the news release. April 10-May 6 Watercolor Art Display by Deborah Edwards, 1974 Ohio State graduate. Second floor gallery, Ohio Union, 1739 N. High St. Mylayna Albright, 292-0074. April 16-24 *Hispanic Awareness Week. Concerts, dances, theater, art, meetings, special restaurant menus, and other events fill the calendar for this annual event. For a complete list of activities, call the Office of Hispanic Student Services at 292- 2917. April 17-23 Health Sciences Library Observes National Library Week with a display illustrating how libraries have changed the lives of various Ohio State personalities. On April 22, patrons may pick up a token of appreciation for their support at the second floor circulation desk. Prior Health Sciences Library, 376 W. 10th Ave. Lori Harding, 292-4908. April 18 *Lecture -- Thomas E. Lovejoy of the Smithsonian Institution, a world renowned conservation biologist, will speak on the importance of biodiversity at 8 p.m. in the Ohio Union Conference Theatre, 1739 N. High St. Doors open at 7:30 p.m.; first come, first seated. Sponsored by the seven class honoraries at Ohio State. Amy Combs, 291-6651. April 18-19 *39th annual Ohio Pharmaceutical Seminar -- "Managed Competition and Pharmaceutical Care: A Challenge for the Profession." At the Marriott North, 6500 Doubletree Ave. Members of the news media are welcome at all sessions; others must register and pay fees to attend the sessions. Alan Escovitz, director of pharmacy extension, 292-5380. April 20 Faculty Author Series presents William Allen of the Department of English, 7:30 p.m. at the Little Professor bookstore in the Worthington Mall. Allen will discuss his book Walking Distance: An Ohio Odyssey, an exploration of the layers of meaning of a cosmic order. Shari Lorbach, College of Humanities, 292-1882. April 21 *Fitness Forum -- Program topic: Depression. Stephen Pariser, psychiatrist at University Medical Center, will speak on the symptoms, causes and cures of depression, 8:30 a.m., Food Court of Lane Avenue Shopping Center. Fitness Forum offers health related information for older adults. Mall opens for walking at 6 a.m.; registration for the program is at 7:45 a.m. Sandi Latimer, University Hospitals Communications, 293-3660. April 23 *State Science Olympiad, 9:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. at various campus locations. Headquarters are in the Ohio Union, Buckeye Suites A- G (third floor). About 1,200 students in grades 6 to 12, representing 40 junior high schools and 40 senior schools from around the state will compete in fun science events. Sondra Kay Rhodes or Sarah Sieling, Office of Continuing Education, 292- 8571. Sports Vision Symposium, noon to 5 p.m., Rhodes Hall Auditorium, 450 W. 10th Ave. Sponsored by the College of Optometry. Geared toward sports enthusiasts at all fitness levels and the professionals who work with them. Lectures on contact lenses, eye injuries, protective eyewear, and visual skills in sports. Demonstrations of state-of-the-art vision equipment. Terri Kyser, College of Optometry, 292-1113. April 24 College of Optometry Career Day, 1-4 p.m., College of Optometry, 352 W. 10th Ave. Prospective students and others are invited to tour the college's clinics, laboratories and classrooms; talk informally with faculty and students; and obtain information on admission and financial aid. Melinda McDonald or Annie Pagura, academic counselors, 292-2647. April 25 Lecture -- Medieval Archeology; How It Changed Our Perception of the Middle Ages by Professor Walter Janssen of the University of Wurzburg, 3:30 p.m. 156 University Hall, 230 N. Oval Mall. Barbara Becker-Cantarino, 292-8639 or 292-6985. April 26 *Public Forum. The University Area Improvement Task Force will hear concerns of residents, students, property owners and business people about the quality of life in the neighborhoods around Ohio State. 4-6 p.m. in the Conference Theatre of the Ohio Union, 1739 N. High St. James L. Nichols, 292-6261. See also April 30. *Lecture -- "Cosmetic Surgery: Facing the Facts." University Medical Center presents Michael Sullivan, director of facial plastic and reconstructive surgery, and Ron Siegle, director of cutaneous oncology, speaking on facial cosmetic procedures and skin care. 7 p.m., Ramada University Hotel, 3100 Olentangy River Road. For more information, call Ask-A-Nurse at 293-5678. April 28 Minority Trade Fair, noon to 5 p.m. at the Ohio Union East and West Ballrooms, 1739 N. High St. Individuals who make purchasing decisions can visit exhibits by state-certified minority vendors offering a diverse array of commodities. Minority Business Development Office, 292-5325. Lecture -- Ernest L. Boyer, president of the Carnegie Foundation for the Assessment of Teaching, will speak on "Scholarship Assessed" at 3:30 p.m. in the film-video theatre of the Wexner Center for the Arts. Paul Isaac, 292-6031. April 30 *Public Forum. The University Area Improvement Task Force will hear concerns of residents, students, property owners and business people about the quality of life in the neighborhoods around Ohio State. 9 to 11 a.m. at Indianola Presbyterian Church, 1970 Waldeck Ave. James L. Nichols, 292-6261. See also April 26. April 30-May 1 Native American Pow Wow, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on the west lawn of the Ohio Union, 1739 N. High St. Admission is $3 for Ohio State Students, $5 for other adults. Music, dancing, food. Student Events Committee, 292-2324. May 4 Young Scholars Program -- Recognition ceremony for incoming 6th grade Scholars and graduating 12th grade Scholars from Columbus. 6 p.m., King Arts Complex, 867 Mount Vernon Ave. Ruth Gerstner, University Communications, 292-8424. Lecture -- "A Constitutional Right to Be Ladies: Women, Citizenship and Military Obligation," by Professor Linda Kerber of the University of Iowa, 3:30 p.m. 014 University Hall, 230 N. Oval Mall. Carla Pestana, 292-6216. May 5 Lecture -- "Get Outa' My Face: Everyday Uses of Writing Among African American Teenage Girls," by Associate Professor Amy Shuman of the Department of English and the Center for Folklore Studies. Shuman will discuss the ways adolescent moral systems determine who has the right to talk about whom and where that can lead. 7:30 p.m., The Ohio State University Black Studies Community Extension Center, 905 Mt. Vernon Ave. Gail Summerhill, College of Humanities, 292-1882. Lecture -- "Homeric Friendship," by Professor David Konstan of Brown University, 8 p.m. 014 University Hall, 230 N. Oval Mall. This is the first annual Carl Schlam Memorial Lecture, sponsored by the Department of Classics. Mary Cole, 292-2744. May 6 Lecture -- "Text and World: Roland Barthes' Dilemma," by Professor David Bell of Duke University, 3:30 p.m. 260 Cunz Hall, 1841 Millikin Road. Annette Lendacki, 292-4938. May 6-8 Parents Weekend. Friday events include Sphinx senior honor society's Linking ceremony, campus tours and an evening out in German Village or at the Short North Gallery Hop. Saturday's schedule has an academic information fair, brunch, the Medieval and Renaissance Festiveal, tours of Greek houses, an open forum with representatives of university departments, and a family buffet, and concludes with evening entertainment by Bo Diddley and his band. Sunday morning there is a 3-mile fund-raising walk to support the Parent Association Scholarship Fund and a concluding brunches at 9 a.m. and noon. Bill Wahl, Parent Association, 292-9153. May 7 Medieval and Renaissance Festival, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., on the South Oval and Mirror Lake Hollow. Musicians, magicians, jugglers, jesters, dancing troupes, craft vendors and drama. Sponsored by the Honors Community Association and the Student Events Committee. Katie Vulic, Honors Center, 292-3135. May 9 *Lecture -- Jeremy Rifkin, noted author, activist and social critic, will speak on "The Biotech Revolution" at 8 p.m. in the Ohio Union East Ballroom, 1739 N. High St. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. Amy Combs, 291-6651. May 11 Poetry Reading by Robert Hess, professor of English at Berkeley, winner of a MacArthur Fellowship and the National Book Critics Circle Award. 3 p.m., Wexner Center film-video theater. Christopher Griffin, 292-2242. May 13 Lecture -- "Flaneurs modernes et postmodernes: Baudelaire, Breton, Reda," by Professor Elisabeth Cardonne-Arlyck of Vassar College, 3:30 p.m., 260 Cunz Hall, 1841 Millikin Road. Annette Lendacki, 292-4938. May 23 Lecture -- "Walter Benjamin's Essay on Goethe's 'Elective Affinities,'" by Professor Stanley Corngold of Princeton University. 3:30 p.m., Grand Lounge of the Faculty Club, 181 S. Oval Drive. This is the fourth annual Carolyn Engel Luebeck Lecture, sponsored by the Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures. Barbara Becker-Cantarino, 292-8639 or 292-6985. [Submitted by: GERSTNER (gerstner@ccgate.ucomm.ohio-state.edu) Fri, 15 Apr 1994 13:47:59 -0500 (EST)] All documents are the responsibility of their originator.